Timetable
Welcome
The Duke of Richmond and Gordon
Master of Ceremonies
Krishnan Guru-Murthy
Introduction
Joe Kaeser, CEO Siemens
The transformative power of some new technologies is such that fully exploiting them may not be to the greater good. We need to ask should we rather than can we. Siemens global CEO Joe Kaeser considers the role that traditional multinationals such as his should take in an unsettled future, and he’ll lift the curtain on a multifaceted company that can be a partner, supplier and potential competitor.
Session One
Building from Scratch
Padmasree Warrior says that NIO won’t build a car, but a ‘next-generation mobile space’, designed from scratch for a new paradigm of mobility and unconstrained by the legacy of the combustion engine. Being free is seldom easy, but she’ll explain why she believes it takes a newcomer to break old habits.
Speaker
Padmasree Warrior, CEO NIO
Closing Remarks
Joe Vitale, Global Automotive Leader Deloitte
Session TWO
Separating Hype from Reality
From Hyperloop to AI, almost every emerging technology will have an impact on mobility. Many will remain vaporware; a handful will come to dominate seemingly overnight. We’re all busy trying to decide which should be feared and which ignored. Our panel will discuss some of the most interesting; they offer no certainty on which will win out, but their guess is better than most.
Speaker
Gary Marcus, NYU
Dr Katia Walsh, Vodafone
Dr Noah Raford, Dubai Future Foundation
Session THREE
Following the Money
SoftBank has become a dominant force in technology, with partners as diverse as Saudi Aramco and Apple, and investments ranging from Uber to WeWork. The SoftBank Vision Fund, reportedly totalling over $90bn, recently invested $2.25bn in GM Cruise. So pervasive is Softbank’s influence that many believe that its backing alone is a killer advantage. Michael Ronen, head of the SoftBank Vision Fund, will delve into the thinking behind the money, and follow it into the future.
Speaker
Michael Ronen, SoftBank
